Which compiler is used in the lesson examples? My compiler does/doesn't use some code

Question

I see that some compilers require certain statements and some do not which makes it confusing when reading other's codes!

Answer 1

IDEs hardly ever influence coding syntax. Although compilers do sometimes. But it is not very relevant in basic cases.

Answer 2

The IDE is not important, it's the compiler that turns your code into an executable.

As for which compiler they're using, it's GCC v.4.8.1. It's a fairly old release, but GCC is a very widely used compiler. Especially for linux users.

Answer 3

@Rishi My bad! I meant compiler! Oops! Edited question